On our way from Akranes we had a quick stop by an abandonded industrial complex in the Hvalfjörður fjord, West Iceland. The site is a former rhyolite quarry, where the mineral was harvested to be processed into concrete. A rusty Caterpillar earth moving machinery was standing still on site and was reminding us the glory days.

It was nice to identify that the quarry site was used as a filming location for the Entrapped (ófærð) serie on Netflix. The industrial site was used as the Horns biker gang’s warehouse/local HQ in the serie.

Entrapped is an Icelandic mystery crime drama and the Nordic Noir genre series which is a sequel to the award-winning series Trapped (Ófærð). The series was created by Baltasar Kormákur. It takes place in the breathtaking landscapes of Iceland. 

This old quarry site is located by the Hvalfjarðarvegur road, near the Þyrilsnes peninsula, between the port of Litli-Sandur (ISHVR) and the Þyrill monitoring station.

The Hvalfjörður (”Whale Fjord”) is situated 25 km (15 mi) north of Reykjavík, in the west of Iceland between Mosfellsbær and Akranes. The fjord is approximately 30 km (19 mi) long and 5 km (3.1 mi) wide.

Hvalfjarðarvegur or Route 47 is a road in Iceland rounding the Hvalfjörður. It was formerly part of Iceland's Route 1 (Ring Road) until it was bypassed by the 5,770 meters (18,930 ft) long Hvalfjörður Tunnel opened in 1998. The road is 61 km (38 mi) long.

Many travellers in the area cut across the fjord via the submarine Hvalfjörður tunnel. Via route 47, a detour from the Ring Road, adds an hour to the drive. The stunning scenery around Hvalfjörður is considered some of the most beautiful in Iceland.

The magnificient Þyrill mountain towers over the Þyrilsnes peninsula at the bottom of Hvalfjörður.

Glymur, Iceland’s second-tallest waterfall at 198 meters (650 feet), is located at the end of the Hvalfjordur fjord along the Botnsá river. The only way to see the Glymur waterfall is to hike to it.

The largest peninsula in Hvalfjörður is Þyrilsnes. On the other side of the Hvalfjörður fjord lies smaller peninsula named Hvítanes, which holds the remains of a WWII naval base built by British and American troops. The remains of the abandoned base can still be seen today. The fjord’s narrow mouth was guarded by Allied forces in the Second World War when Iceland was a strategic base. 

Hvalfjörður was home to one of the main whaling stations in Iceland, with ships heading out into Faxaflói Bay. In the past the fjord also contained many herring fisheries.

The old whaling station and a war museum can be found in the Hvalfjörður fjord.